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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD E7ABuilt As:PRR 5862 (E7A)
Serial Number:5079Order No:E864
Frame Number:E864-A7Built:2/1948
Notes:PRR Class EP-20.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4222(E7A) PRR 5862(E7A)
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"Horseshoe Centenary," Frame #1 of 2, 1954
Title:  "Horseshoe Centenary," Frame #1 of 2, 1954
Description:  Here is the first of two frames of a one-and-a-third page camera study entitled "Horseshoe Centenary." It was published originally in the 1 November 1954 issue of "Life" magazine, pages 36-37. Partial Caption: "The most famous railroad curve in the U.S. celebrated the 100th anniversary of its opening last week by sitting for a spectacular nighttime portrait." The photographer is not identified. In the foreground is a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train powered by engine #5862, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  11/1/1954  Upload Date: 8/20/2022 10:58:17 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5862(E7A)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
"Birthday Photograph Of The Curve," Page 4, 1954
Title:  "Birthday Photograph Of The Curve," Page 4, 1954
Description:  Here is page four of a four-page article entitled "Birthday Photograph Of The Curve." It was published originally in the December 1954 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 4. This time-exposure was taken during the evening of Wednesday, 20 0ctober 1954, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the "World Famous Horseshoe Curve" near Altoona, Pennsylvania. In the foreground is the westbound "Trail Blazer," pulled by Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5862 ~ an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  12/1/1954  Upload Date: 4/22/2022 7:12:22 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5862(E7A)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
"The Horseshoe Curve," #1 of 2, 1954
Title:  "The Horseshoe Curve," #1 of 2, 1954
Description:  Here is the front side of a postal card entitled "The Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. Partial Caption On Reverse: "This is a copy of a flash photograph of the world-famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania. The picture was taken on October 20, 1954 to symbolize the 100th anniversary of the Curve construction." Published by the Claar Studio, 415 Montgomery Street, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Visible in the foreground is a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train headed by engine #5862, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948 and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  12/3/1954  Upload Date: 4/7/2022 6:09:51 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5862(E7A)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
Annual Report Color Cover, Front Portion, 1954
Title:  Annual Report Color Cover, Front Portion, 1954
Description:  Here is the front portion of the wrap-around color cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 108th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1954. The photographer is not identified. Partial Cover Caption: "To celebrate the 100th Anniversary year of the opening of the Horseshoe Curve and the 75th Anniversary of the incandescent lamp, engineers of Sylvania Electric Products arranged to take a flashlight picture of the Curve as freight and passenger trains rounded it the night of October 20, 1954. The project to illuminate over 2,000,000 square feet required months of meticulous planning, 31 miles of wiring, and more than 6,000 large photoflash bulbs. With a burst of skyrockets lending color to the scene, cameras atop a 150-foot tower recorded the historic flash ~ the largest night photograph ever taken." In the foreground is a westbound passenger train headed by Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5862, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948 and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  12/31/1954  Upload Date: 4/12/2018 2:53:29 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Scenic,Night
Locomotives:  PRR 5862(E7A)
Views:  205   Comments: 0


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